This look to to be permanent but I'm not really worried. Jon is such a capable musician I'm sure he'll do something good. I'd love to see him in a him-ish(not the finnish metal band) band again.

There are some pretty credible reports floating about that Jon has teamed together with Zack de la Rocha and are in the nascent stages of forming a Son Jarocho fusion band. This could be spectacular given the new musical direction Zack has reinvented himself with.

There are some pretty credible reports floating about that Jon has teamed together with Zack de la Rocha and are in the nascent stages of forming a Son Jarocho fusion band. This could be spectacular given the new musical direction Zack has reinvented himself with.

I'd buy that record, just because it has Jon and Zack on it. Any thoughts on who other band members may be?

I just love this guy man. you can keep all your pridgens, just gimme Cicatriz ESP. I love jon's feel and groove. it's an approach thing. doesn't come with only practice.

Cicatriz is the sickest song ever. That was the first Volta song I heard and I was blown away by the groove and the power. Then I found out Jon used a 15" Rack tom and I was even more impressed. THEN I found out he thinks 24" kicks are small and punchy and I just had to laugh. He really has amazing feel and power. Have you guys heard his new project with Zack De La Rocha (Rage Against the Machine)? It's called A Day as a Lion and it is pretty cool. It's really groove oriented unlike some of the Volta's stuff. Check it out.

Being Bonham my all-time idol I have to say Jon Theodore is by far my favorite contemporary drummer, a sort of harsh violent, surprising & minimalistic gymnast, so is Deloused my favourite Mars Volta album, BY FAR, the same goes for the vocals and guitars in the album, a sort of latin acid psycodelia... I sold my drumkit 10 years ago and CAN'T WAIT TO GET A NEW ONE AND PLAY DELOUSED!... thank you Jo(h)ns, both of you.

I personally find that every drummer that has played with TMV is amazing, Thomas Pridgen is my favorite of all time, Theodore and Fleming both heavily influence me, PArks is a MONSTER and a huge influence...

Im hoping to win the drum-off this year, maybe being so influenced by these guys, TMV will pick me up? One can only dream.... LOL

The ODAAL EP has some of my favourite drumming of all time. Both the playing and the production. And I'm a huge RATM fan so having Zach there as well makes that EP kick heaps of ass. They're just taking their time with it, rather than feeling like "we need to get something released". Jon played on Brandon Boyd's solo album, which was released a little over a year ago and is worth checking out. I'm sure he'll have something in the works, from what I have read in interviews he's a guy who does things when he 'feels like it'